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Gauthier (Joseph) Store Ledgers
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Box 1, Volume 1
Ledger book 1859-1862
A store ledger used as a day book; the volume records specific purchases by Native
customers at Gauthier's store, including lists of items purchased, price, and quantity.
The beginning of the volume contains an index of accounts, the great majority with
Menominee tribal names. The volume is bound in original quarter calf over drab marbled
boards, the spine is partially detached and the binding is very warn and fragile but the
interior pages are intact and legible.
Box 1, Volume 2
Ledger book 1861-1863
A store ledger used as a general ledger for customer accounts; this volume was kept in
association with volume 1 and contains general customer information concerning purchases
and amounts owed. The volume is bound in original calf over marbled boards, with scuffed
leather covers and worn spine; the interior pages are intact and legible.
Box 1, Volume 3
Ledger book 1861
A repurposed school teacher's grade and attendance record book used as a store ledger;
an alphabetically arranged ledger recording the total debts of all individuals with
numbers in the general ledger. The back of the volume contains draft business letters
copied out on the final pages. Original green printed wraps, the spine and covers are
damaged, with bits missing; some staining to covers and interior pages, with a small
number of pages missing.
Box 1, Volume 4
Ledger book 1862-1871
A store ledger used as a day book; the volume contains a small number of day book
entries, with the majority of the ledger being blank. The volume is bound in full
reverse calf with tooled boards, the spine with four raised bands and black morocco
labels; the spine and covers are scuffed with some edge wear and the pages are intact
and legible.